Slesvig

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsleːsvi/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sles′viкн)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Sles•vig  (sles′viкн),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place NamesDanish name of Schleswig. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Slesvig /ˈsleːsvi/ n
  1. the Danish name for Schleswig
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Schles•wig  (shles′wig; Ger. shlās′vik),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa seaport in N Germany, on the Baltic. 30,700.
  2. Place Namesa historic region in S Jutland: a former duchy of Denmark;
    annexed by Prussia 1864;
    the N part was returned to Denmark as the result of a plebiscite 1920. Also Sleswick. Danish, Slesvig. 

'Slesvig' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Schleswig

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